CVE-2022-2594

high

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 5.12.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.12.3 allows unauthenticated users to upload files allowed in a default WP configuration (so PHP is not possible) if there is a frontend form available. This vulnerability was introduced in the 5.0 rewrite and did not exist prior to that release.

References

https://www.pritect.net/blog/advanced-custom-fields-5-12-3-can-allow-unauthenticated-users-to-upload-arbitrary-files

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fde5336-552c-4861-8b4d-89a16735c0e2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-08-22

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01212